You Already Did The Hard Part

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What should be going on in your head in the week of a tournament? Should you be nervous, excited, happy or worried? It is one of the questions Bernardo Faria gets asked the most, and he answers it from an airport lounge on his way to the World Masters, with the memories of his own tournament weeks coming back.

For Bernardo, the hardest part was never the tournament. It was the training. The training camp, the sacrifice, the injuries, and doing the work when nobody is watching. Training when you do not want to train, sticking to the diet, doing the extra rounds when you are exhausted. He used to stop training two or three days before a competition, so if he competed on Saturday he stopped around Tuesday or Wednesday. For him, that was the moment the party started. The hard part was done.

That never meant he showed up just to have fun. He always went in wanting to win no matter what, with the mentality that only the gold medal counts. In interviews he used to say he had prepared his whole life for the next tournament, because the next one was always the most important. But once the homework is done, he believes you should enjoy it. You travel somewhere new, you compete in a nice venue, you see your friends and teammates, and there is a crowd watching.

His advice for your tournament week is simple. Remember that you chose to be there and that you want to be the champion. Relax and enjoy the moment. Visualize yourself on the podium and visualize your matches and your strategy. Keep a positive mindset and a clear mind, remember that you did everything you were supposed to do, and go out there and do your best.

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KEY CONCEPTS IN THIS VIDEO:

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 The Hard Part Is Already Done
0:11 Heading To The World Masters
0:22 The Question Everyone Asks Me
0:37 The Hardest Part Was Always The Training
1:01 When I Stopped Training, The Party Started
1:12 Still Wanting To Win No Matter What
1:31 I Prepared All My Life
1:48 You Did Your Homework
2:01 Only The Gold Medal Matters
2:18 New Place, Friends And A Crowd
2:31 Doing It When Nobody Is Watching
2:53 The Tournament Is The Fun Part
3:10 Visualize Yourself On The Podium
3:23 Go Out There And Do Your Best
3:41 Jiu-Jitsu For Old Guys

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Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, He moved to Sao Paulo to join BJJ legend Fabio Gurgel and his Alliance team. After many years of training and winning many major titles, Bernardo moved to NYC in 2013 to train and teach at Marcelo Garcia Academy. In 2015 Bernardo achieved his dream of winning the IBJJF World Championship Open class title and his division, doing the double Gold and becoming the 1st in the IBJJF Ranking and also chosen as the best athlete of 2015.

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